Thursdays are Wonderful
Biggest meeting yet of the Thursday Night Group Juggernaut! 35 people total showed up, with some drifting in and out to check it out, and others excited about getting involved. Some came because of Jared Diamond last night, others because they'd been meaning to for a while, and still others because their friends dragged them.
We split up into 3 groups again. The first (with Justin) is working on the climate action plan announcement, most likely set for early spring semester. There will be life-size cut-outs of Morty advocating for a cleaner climate, T-shirts that read "Amherst sucks energy (front) Amherst blows CO2 (back)", a 'get some action' party and of course posters, fliers and other information.
The second group (with Adrian) is polishing our ongoing CFL exchange. It is set to receive its second batch of 1000 bulbs and begin a comprehensive plan of notifying dorms before the exchange and then posting a sticker on all doors that have been done. This will show a dorm that everyone is involved and doing something.
The third group (with Julia/Morgan) completed its first project of our "do something" campaign with 120 color posters, printed on re-used paper that went up on campus tonight. After an exciting discussion about a pledge/bumper sticker campaign to reduce driving on campus, we opted to continue to focus on energy, which we know more about here. The project will consist of a pledge and sticker to the extent of shutting off devices when you leave your room. We're hoping to have this project coincide with the climate action plan's announcement.
Although its easy to talk about ideas for projects, TNG has been exciting thus far because of its successes (light bulbs, posters, movie showing, etc) and the ability of people to get involved easily. In most group meetings 20 people sit and listen to the same few people talk. This gets boring. For us, you're involved the moment we get going and everything you have to say or idea you have will get listened to and considered.
I was so excited about it all that I forget to get a big group picture to post here. Alas, some other time.
Happy climate action...
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